Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-03
A CoLoRED MANS RICHES.
How He Accumulated Money and Dis
posed OF IT


posed OF it.
DARLEJ, GA, August 25.-The death of
Mary Ann Todd, relict of Henry Todd, re-
calls the provisions of the VIII of that re-
markable citizen of Mcintosh county.
Henry Todd whose death occurred abou
a year and a half ago, was therichest colored
man IN the state. bis wealth was estl-
msted at over 100000. After making
few small requests of property and annUi-
ties, he w1Iled the residue of his estate to his
vie Tor her life. After the death of both
his wife and his half-brOther, Francis VIII
hams, the executors are, within three years
from the death of the last to depart this life,
TO reduce the reslduary estate to cash, of
which he directs the following disposition:
''IO the Presbyterian church of Darien,
Ga, 10 per centum Of said cash, and to the
COlOred Baptist church of Darien, also, 10
per centum of said cash, and 3 per centum
each to the following churches IN said city
of Dari6n, tO-Wit: The Methodist Episcopal
church, south; the Methodist Episcopal
church for the cllored people; the African
Methodist Episcopal church; the white peO-
pies Episcopal church. and the cOlOred paO-
pls's Episcopal church. The various be-
quests are to be paid over by my executors
as soon as possible, and without any unnec-
essary delay, to the proper officers of such
church organizations. to be by such officers
SO used as they seVsrally deem best for the
good of said churches and the advancement
of our SaviOUr's cause in those branches IN
the visible church; and L do, from my in
most heart invoke the blessings of God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Ghost, upon the requests, that they may be
Eanctitied to the accOmp lishment of gOOC
through the merits OF his son and our
blessed Redeemer. Amen
The children of Savllla and Juniata Her
nandeZ, Frank Caroline and William GarYIn
are the other heirs who now come in for the
remainder of the estate which was devised
to IOdd's wife for the term of her life. The
half brother, Francis Williams, died before
the testatOr, therefore the executors may now
begin the work of reducing the residuary in
terest of Mary Ann Todd TO cash, and in
three years the churches or Darien will re-
ceive about 100000 in the coin or currency
of the country.
Todd was a ''churchman," but it is seen
he did not cOnfne his gifts to the house of his
own faith. His partner in a milling bust
ness was white man, MIR. Henry Hunting
don. Todd also did a large banking bust
ness, and was always known for his HDer-
ality. He constantly lent without taking
note or collateral His wife was singularly
esteemed and enjoyed the uneZam-
pied mark of favor among the members of
her race that the ladies of Darien visited her
socially. She was an industrious woman and
had Hmassed quite a fortune IN her own
right. But 1t would appear that she had lit
tie confidence in banks or bankers, IN spite
of her husband avOCauOn. Nor did she be-
heve in the sanctIty and trustwOrthlness of
last wills and testaments. After her hus-
band S demise she was forced to bring a bill
IN equity to obtain possession Of certain per
sOual property. a box marked with Henry
IOdd's name was deposited IN the vaults of
the Southern bank of the city. 1t was taken
possession OF by the executors, and was
found to contain SlO,OO5 in bank notes.
This box she recovered. Her real estate
she decided in escrow to friends and rela-
dves, not leaving her lands for the law to
distribute